The beloved Mary Oliver wrote: “Instructions for living a life. Pay attention, be astonished, talk about it.” Excellent advice to which I would add: pay …
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Playing With Color with Lorene Edwards Forkner
Hopefully life is feeling more colorful this month. Generously share your daily color practice with others and ask them to suggest what you should paint …
Cultivate a Color Vocabulary with Lorene Edwards Forkner
How did your first week of foraging and capturing color go? Some days, when the light is right and the colors flow, are delightful. Other …
Let’s Color: A Daily Color Study with Lorene Edwards Forkner
Let’s face it, after the tra la la of the holidays, January can be a bit dreary. Add to that the relentless hustle to improve/give …
Introducing: the Craft Concierge advice column
Welcome to the inaugural blog post of Craft Concierge, a monthly column where I give personalized recommendations for Creativebug classes that I think best fit …
Behind the Scenes of Mariko Jesse’s “Keeping a Sketchbook: A Daily Practice”
For this month’s daily practice, “Keeping a Sketchbook,” we welcome new Creativebug instructor Mariko Jesse. She is an award-winning illustrator who is never without a …
How to Stay Creative While Traveling
As everyone starts to travel more and explore the world this summer, you might be wondering how it’s possible to stay creative while you’re on …
Lessons in Watercolor
This is a guest post from Lindi Haws of Love-The-Day.com This summer, I attended the Michael’s Makers Summit in Napa, California as a Michael’s Maker where …